- giaour turk.
- giaour turk. noun гяур
Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. В.К. Мюллер. 1969.
Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. В.К. Мюллер. 1969.
Giaour — Giaour, n. [Turk. giaur an infidel, Per. gawr, another form of ghebr fire worshiper. Cf. {Kaffir}, {Gheber} .] An infidel; a term applied by Turks to disbelievers in the Mohammedan religion, especially Christrians. Byron. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
giaour — [jour] n. [prob. via It < Turk giaur (modern sp. gâvur) < Ar kāfir, infidel: see KAFFIR] in Muslim usage, a non Muslim; esp., a Christian … English World dictionary
giaour — /jowr/, n. Turkish. an unbeliever; a non Muslim, esp. a Christian. [1555 65; earlier gower, gour < Turk gâvur < Pers gaur, var. of gabr Zoroastrian, non Muslim; sp. giaour < F, with gi repr. Turk palatalized g, later taken as sp. for j] * * * … Universalium
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